- Speculate on the significance of the fog in this story. What do you think it may symbolize? How do flashbacks of the Chief's childhood help him find his way out of the
fog?

- What relationship is the author suggesting between the blue tick hound and Chief Bromden?

- Read and ANNOTATE to page 41 to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

- Generate 3 questions you have about the story.

- Underline 3 parts of the reading you enjoyed or would like to discuss in class.

- Make sure you return all game related forms for next class!!

Unreliable Narrator - a narrator who may not be telling the truth or who may betelling only part-truths. Reasons for false storytelling are varied; narrators maybe sick, ill informed, deliberately or innocently misleading, or incapable ofunderstanding what is happening. Example: Chief Bromden, the narrator of OneFlew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, is delusional and in a mental institution; therefore,the reader must question whether what he says is true.

- Continue to work on your poetry project by selecting a poem and beginning the proeccess of analysis. Please review this document on how to analyze a poem for details on how to fulfill each category of analysis. Have at least three categories of analysis complete for next class.

- Complete the final draft of your poem for next class and post it on your blog.

- Complete the questions on "The Fish" for next class.

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Jan 29/30

- Return "Hamlet" essays and review feedback. Corrected copies will be due on Feb. 6/7. All corrections must be made, including content chages. All corrections must be highlighted on the new versions, and you must resubmit the original paper.

- Discuss the process of recovering and recording memories.

- Meet in small groups to discuss what you wrote. Some may choose to read out loud.

- Read all six poems, complete annotations and the charts for TWO of the poems.

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Jan 10/11

- You will peer review the rough draft of each other's Hamlet essay using the same rubric that will be employed once your final draft is submitted.

- Once this process is complete, please work on your final draft, which is due next class.

- Complete and PRINT the final draft of your Hamlet essay for next class. It should have a Works Cited page and cover page. Please check the English Department site for formatting details prior to dubmission. Don't forget to include your peer editing sheet!

- Read and annotate 5.2 (finish the play) for next class and take your final quotes and notes.

- Choose which question on which you will write your essay and have a thesis statement for your essay prepared next class. Here is an excellent overview as to how to write a successful thesis statement.

- Read and annotate 5.2 (finish the play) for next class.

- Take your final quotes and notes.

- Choose which question on which you will write your
essay and craft a thesis statement.

- Once you have read it, please write a well structured paragraph to answer the following question:

Write about a situation in which you might have said, "I've done what I could, whether right or wrong. Now the rest is up to Fate." How did you feel once you had decided you could not do anything more? Looking back, do you think you were right? What did you mean by "Fate"?

- Read and annotate Act 5.1 and add quotes and notes based on your reading.

- Write the paragraph based on the questions. You may be randomly chosen to read it in class, so do a good job!

- We will be taking up ALL the submited work related to Finnegans Wake for next class. Please cut and paste your 5 words to the end of the questions of the Finnegan's Wake song and submit it on Turnitin.com.

- Read John Updike's A&P and ONLY answer the questions 1 - 6 on the same document. Also, write a paragraph describing how the story relates to Joyce's Araby.

- Read the lyrics and listen to Finnegan's Wake, the Irish folk song performed by the Dropkick Murphys. Please answer these questions on the song's lyrics.

- Read and listen to the opening pages of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to page 6

- Choose any 5 invented words from the first three pages (pages 3-5)and provide plausible explanations/definitions for each. Feel free to research any component of the words you choose, or also propose your own interpretation.

- Please read this document thoroughly and answer all the questions to the best of your ability. Your understanding of Finnegans Wake may depend on it! Please complete the work on the document itself. You do not have to print it.

- Complete the Introduction to Finnegans Wake Activities for next class. You will be asked to submit your work on Turnitin.

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Oct 5/9

- Create a blog at blogger.com. Make sure that your blog title has your name and the course code ENG4U.

- Check and peer edit you 500 word reflection on Araby. Once you are done making the changes, save your work. You will post the final copy to a blog we will create next class.

- Finally, read this brief introduction to James Joyce. His life and work were intimately tied, so reading about his life will help you understand Finnegans Wake. Write one well structured 150 word paragraph about any aspect of his life you find unusual or interesting.

- Complete final draft of your Araby reflection.

- Complete your paragraph commentary on any aspect of Joyce's life. You may be asked to read this during next class, so make sure you are proud of your work!

- Write a final 500 word reflection of your reading of Araby based on the following criteria:

1) Brief introduction: What was your initial impression of Araby? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not?

2) Discuss 1 - 2 specific selections from the story that your thought were interesting or noteworthy.

3) Did your impression of the story change upon study, rereading and Harkness?

4) Did you learn anything new from your study of Araby? Has it changed your perspective on life and/or literature? Discuss.

- Complete the 500 word reflection on Araby for peer editing next class. Remember: this is a ROUGHT DRAFT. Next class it will be your first English blog posting.

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Sept 26/27

- Break into groups of 3 and 4 and take-up the questions from last class. Discuss your answers and make changes according to the information being exchanged. Make sure you refer to the text in the event of a dispute.

- Please read and annotate The Book of Sand and write a 250 - 300 word response to this question: What do you think is symbolized by the book obtained by Borges? Please support your argument with at least one citation from the text.

- Read the The Book of Sand and prepare your response. Your response MUST be printed BEFORE class.